Kenji Goto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Kenji Goto

Japanese journalist and hostage in Syria

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1967

Place of Birth: Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 30-Jan-2015

Profession: writer, war correspondent, journalist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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About Kenji Goto

  • Kenji Goto (?? ??, Goto Kenji, 23 October 1967 – c.
  • 31 January 2015) was a Japanese freelance video journalist covering wars and conflicts, refugees, poverty, AIDS, and child education around the world.
  • In October 2014, he was captured and held hostage by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants after entering Syria in the hopes of rescuing Japanese hostage Haruna Yukawa.
  • On 30 January 2015, he was beheaded by his captors following the breakdown of negotiations for his release.

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